----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mauna Loa Solar Observatory Observer's Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Sep 22 16:48:39 GMT 2013 Year: 13 Doy: 265 Observer: waters WEATHER COMMENT: waters: Sun Sep 22 16:48:49 GMT 2013 Clear skies, temp 46F and windspeed 5mph from the East-Southeast. ___end___ Sun Sep 22 16:58:58 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Sun Sep 22 16:59:07 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol Sun Sep 22 19:46:21 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 22 19:47:23 GMT 2013 When filling the dewar, the liquid nitrogen tank did a highpitch sound with no nitrogen coming out. After about 30 seconds, it started to come out but seemed to splash out of the dewar. Not too sure if the dewar got anything in it but it did feel heavier. ___end___ Sun Sep 22 19:57:03 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Sun Sep 22 19:57:48 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Sun Sep 22 19:58:28 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Sun Sep 22 20:00:36 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sun Sep 22 20:08:15 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 22 20:08:31 GMT 2013 Dome reconfigured. ___end___ Sun Sep 22 20:22:00 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol Sun Sep 22 21:05:22 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol PSPT COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 22 20:13:22 GMT 2013 Pspt crashed and upon starting back up, the DOS machine had a floating point error and then crashed as well. Rebooted but now the clutch is too tight for the guider to move. As I try to get Pspt to shut down and restart, it gets stuck on the gdr go to and has a high pitch whine. I loosened both clutchs and reset manually. Had the floating point error again. Called Ben and he walked me through it. So far Pspt is happy again! Thank you Ben! ___end___ GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 22 21:08:08 GMT 2013 Dome occulted Shabar around 11:05am HST. Moved dome manually. ___end___ Sun Sep 22 23:06:36 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol Sun Sep 22 23:06:36 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Sun Sep 22 23:11:53 GMT 2013 Two little bits of cirrus passing through. ___end___ Sun Sep 22 23:26:34 GMT 2013: PSPT Start Patrol Mon Sep 23 00:24:20 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Sep 23 00:24:29 GMT 2013 Orographic clouds are degrading images. Comp and Shabar idled. ___end___ Mon Sep 23 01:31:43 GMT 2013 COMP Start Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Sep 23 01:32:02 GMT 2013 Clouds seem to be staying down, Comp and Shabar restarted. ___end___ Mon Sep 23 01:42:35 GMT 2013 COMP End Patrol GENERAL OBSERVATORY COMMENT BY waters: Mon Sep 23 01:42:50 GMT 2013 Clouds rolling in again, Comp Shabar idled. ___end___ Mon Sep 23 01:57:53 GMT 2013: PSPT Abort Patrol